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The National Assembly has commenced the process of transmitting to the Presidency the Bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria Peace Corps with final harmonization of the Bill by the two Chambers. The House of Representatives took the lead by constituting a six-man Conference Committee that would work with…
October 26, 2022, the CBN disclosed its decision to redesign the naira notes and subsequently directed Nigerians to change their naira notes from the banks on or before January 31, 2023
The 85-year-old pope apologised in June for having to put off the trip, and vowed to reschedule it “as soon as possible,” a report by the Catholic News Agency says.
The INEC boss stated that there are currently 93.4 million registered voters in Nigeria out of which 37 million, that is 39 per cent, are young people between the ages of 18 and 34.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has again said talks with his political allies on the presidential candidate to support the February 25 election will soon be concluded. Wike spoke at St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Omagwa Town, the venue of the local government campaign flag-off rally of the Rivers State Peoples…
Australian soul singer, Renee Geyer, has died at the age of 69. According to Dailymail, Geyer’s family in a statement said she died from complications following hip surgery. “While in hospital, it was discovered that Renee also had inoperable lung cancer,” the statement reads. “‘She was in no pain and…
Obi also said he was honoured that the youths trusted him to lead their struggle to transform Nigeria’s politics and restart the engine of economic growth and social stability of the country.
The announcement came as public sector workers hold a wave of walkouts for salaries to take into account double-digit inflation.
Serbia’s Djokovic, one of the finest men’s tennis players of all time, was deported on the eve of last year’s Grand Slam at Melbourne Park because of his stance on Covid vaccines.
The LP presidential candidate also vowed to end oil theft, ease ethnic tension, increase Nigeria’s electricity generation and distribution capacity, end secessionist agitation, service Nigeria’s mounting debt, solve youth unemployment, amongst others.